| Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
| Galah |
Cacatua
roseicapilla |
| Introduction |

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Galahs perform
acrobatic movements in the air which are a method of
playing. Often seen in flocks of up to 1,000 birds.
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| Food |
|
Grasses, herbs, and
spinifex.
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| Breeding |
|
The breeding season is
variable, with three to four eggs being laid in a nest within a
tree cavity. The eggs are incubated for 30 days and young
fledge the nest after 56 days.
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| Habitat |
|
Distributed throughout
Australia occupying open areas in semi-desert, plains, open
woodland and farmland.
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